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Australia's first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it

Heatwaves are a major public health hazard. Socially disadvantaged people are especially exposed to extreme heat and other impacts of climate change. Many people experiencing homelessness – more than 120,000 on any given day in Australia – are exposed to extreme temperatures sleeping on the street, in cars or tents,…

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Mental health app that cost Australian taxpayers $33m did not result in ‘clinical outcomes’, study finds

Independent review raises questions on value for money achieved from scrapped Project Synergy app, which is part-owned by PwC and the University of Sydney

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No evidence cannabis reduces long-term illicit opioids use, study finds

Lead author says study led by University of Sydney is longest ever to have looked at relationship between the two drugs

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Research finds big mental health decline, cause unclear

Research has revealed that something around the turn of millennium led to a significant decline in the mental health of Australians, but its unclear what.

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Successive Australian generations suffering worse mental health than the one before, study shows

New study finds cohort born in 90s worse off compared with older generations at similar ages

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We built a 'brain' from tiny silver wires. It learns in real time, more efficiently than computer-based AI

The world is infatuated with artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. AI systems can process vast quantities of data in a seemingly superhuman way.

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Can I actually target areas to lose fat, like my belly?

Spend some time scrolling social media and you’re all-but-guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss. These ads promote a concept known as “spot reduction”, claiming you can burn fat in a specific body area, usually the belly, with specially designed exercises or workouts.

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What would a levy on international student fees mean for Australian universities?

A major higher education review is considering putting a levy on international student fees in Australia.

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I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options?

Moody, withdrawn, down. These words are often used by parents of teens. And young people may say they feel so “depressed” about upcoming exams, or that the world is “just so depressing” these days.

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Australians are being urged to develop heatwave plans. Here’s what you need to know

What to do and when to seek help as El Niño brings a higher risk of bushfires and health issues this summer

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Top Indigenous academic quits University of Melbourne law school role and alleges institutional racism

Resignation of associate dean Dr Eddie Cubillo comes after he delivered speech on his encounters with racism at Melbourne Law School

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A new biography of Donald Horne examines a life of indefatigable energy and intellectual curiosity

In May 2004, little over a year before he died, Donald Horne took to the stage at the Sydney Writer’s Festival for an event to mark the launch of the fourth edition of Griffith Review: Making Perfect Bodies. Donald had written an essay called “Mind, body, age” that vigorously burst…

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University of Sydney one of 15 higher education institutions not to have a position on the voice

Indigenous faculty members say the leadership of Australia’s oldest university could have been ‘much braver’

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Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

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‘Tone deaf’: MPs call for University of Sydney to return gambling research money

Independents Zoe Daniel, Andrew Wilkie and others say university’s Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research’s funding from casino and gambling companies should be scrapped

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The gambling industry gets a ringside seat at the University of Sydney research centre

Beware the risks to reputation and credibility by taking money from industries that create harmful products

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AMA tells University of Sydney to ‘read the room’ over research funded by gambling industry

Head of Australian Medical Association says university should ‘reflect on the credibility’ of industry-funded studies

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University of Sydney gambling research centre bankrolled by casinos is ‘troubling’, experts say

Institution says companies won’t ‘constrain or edit’ research, but public health expert Sean Cowlishaw calls funding relationship ‘unprecedented’

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Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening

A cancer diagnosis is frightening news for anyone. But our fresh analysis shows what happens next can depend on how much money you have and where you live.

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Just 5 Minutes of This Vigorous Daily Activity Could Significantly Cut Cancer Risk

A study from the University of Sydney shows that just five minutes every day of vigorous activity may be enough to cut the risk of some cancers by up to 32 percent.

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University of Sydney urged to ‘come clean’ on payment to company it part-owns with PwC

Greens say the university’s payment to Innowell is a ‘scandal’ and shows the need for an overhaul of uni governance

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University of Sydney paid company it part-owns for mental health app and used students’ data for research

Exclusive: University of Sydney is a major shareholder in Innowell Pty Ltd, which developed the app

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Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying

Exclusive: Funding to Innowell in 2017 without competitive tender was for mental health app and followed months of lobbying by Prof Ian Hickie. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Hickie

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"Journalists Should Be Skeptical of All Sources—Including Scientists"

From Nate Silver: Here's the scandal. In March 2020, a group of scientists — in particular, Kristian G. Andersen the of The Scripps Research Institute, Andrew Rambaut of The University of Edinburgh, Edward C. Holmes of the University of Sydney, and Robert F. Garry of Tulane University — published a…

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Virginia Woolf's copy of her first novel was found in a University of Sydney library. What do her newly digitised notes reveal?

One of just two copies of Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out (1915), annotated with her handwriting and preparations to revise it for a US edition, was recently rediscovered in the Fisher Library Rare Books Collection at the University of Sydney.

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